Electric Vehicles Industry News

Electric car with longest range in UK named - not a Tesla, Ford or Audi

Electric car technology has come a long way since the first mass produced electric cars hit the marked more than 100 years ago. In the beginning their ranges were only double figures in terms of miles, but now they stretch well into triple figures.

Roads Are Having Trouble Handling Increasingly Heavy Electric Vehicles

There has been much controversy over the weight of electric vehicles and their impact on roadways. Compared to their internal combustion engine counterparts. EVs can weigh a few hundred to thousands of pounds more, and that means the tax they…

Electric car has incredible range of almost 550 miles - the longest on sale in the UK

The EV with the longest range in the UK has been announced (stock) Electric cars are all the rage in the UK at the moment. However, many British motorists are still worried about the range they can get out of a single charge of an electric vehicle.

West Lothian MSP praises increase in electric vehicle charging points

Almond Valley MSP Angela Constance has said that Scotland continues to lead the way in the provision of public electric vehicle (EV) charging points as new figures showed there are over 12,672 across the country, including 225 in West Lothian. In…

The state of China's EV industry

Want to buy an electric car and get €4,500 off?

Spanish ministers gave the green light this week to Plan Auto+, a new round of direct grants that puts real cash back in the pockets of anyone buying a cleaner-smelling car. Up to €4,500 is now available for many pure electric cars, with the…

Critical minerals: The hidden resources powering the clean energy future

Every electric vehicle, wind turbine, solar panel, smart phone; they all depend on minerals extracted from the earth. As countries accelerate the transition to clean (non-fossil fuel) energy, demand for minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel…

China's EV makers went from small fries to big shots. Can others do the same?

China's electric vehicle (EV) industry sits at the centre of numerous economic and geopolitical trends: consumer spending, environmental protection, trade policy, high-end manufacturing, technology and more. In this short series, we assess the…

Factors Driving Car Leasing In 2026: What Auto Companies Should Consider​

Zoriy Birenboym is the CEO of eAutoLease.com, a leading digital auto leasing platform focused on transparent pricing and seamless service. For the better part of a decade, car buying dominated the conversation. Low interest rates and long loan…

Opinion | Long Live the EV

In fewer than 800 words I can tell you what went wrong with the U.S. electric-vehicle “transition.” Let's start by correcting misrepresentations in vastly longer accounts produced elsewhere. The U.S. Big Three have seen their domestic…

U.S. auto industry races to purge Chinese connected-car hardware amid federal push

SOLON, Ohio, July 21 (Reuters) - A nondescript facility south of Cleveland has become an early staging ground for the auto industry's next supply-chain pivot: replacing vehicle hardware from China. The plant belongs to Eagle Wireless, a maker of…

Andy Burnham hands 1.52p per mile charges plan to households with driveways

Andy Burnham's VAT plan could help EV drivers at home Andy Burnham's new VAT cut on electricity set to take effect from October could drive the cost of charging an electric car on your driveway down to as little as 1.52p per mile. This morning, the…

Bristol Airport's major changes to reach net zero as EasyJet upgrades aircaft

Dave Harvey, West of England business and environment correspondent and Matty Edwards, Bristol Giant heat pumps, electric vehicles, and new fuel efficient planes are being ordered by an airport introducing major changes to cut its carbon emissions.

Battery recycling solves mineral security

Global competition for critical minerals is reshaping economic and technological leadership. Lithium, cobalt, and nickel power everything from electric vehicles to grid-scale storage. Yet as demand surges, access remains fragile, with much of the…

The 14 Pivots that Turned a Data-Driven EV Marketplace into a $100M Business

This episode of the Urban EV Podcast features Jimmy Douglas, founder and CEO of Plug, an EV wholesale marketplace that helps dealerships buy and sell used electric vehicles using battery health data, VIN-level intelligence, and real-time pricing.